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Starting November 10, the Czech Embassy in Minsk will begin accepting emails to schedule appointments for submitting Schengen visa applications for visits to close relatives. The diplomatic mission announced this.
Eligible applicants include relatives of Czech citizens, as well as relatives of Belarusian citizens residing in Czechia on the basis of a valid long-term visa or a long-term or permanent residence permit.
The scheme applies to relatives in the direct ascending and descending lines: children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents. Brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins are not included in this category.
To schedule an appointment, applicants must send an email to Minsk.Visa@mzv.gov.cz. The email must include the first and last names of both the inviting person and the applicant in Latin characters, the type of visa, the purpose of the trip, the applicant’s contact details and passport number.
Copies of the passport, invitation, documents proving the family relationship and the inviting person’s documents will also be required. Detailed requirements are available on the embassy’s website. Attachments must be submitted in PDF or JPG format. A separate email must be sent for each applicant.
The embassy will notify applicants of the date and time of their appointment in a reply email.
According to the diplomatic mission, the possibility of submitting such applications is provided for by an amendment to Resolution No. 55/2024, approved by the Czech government on October 5, 2026.